Morice Bird
Morice Carlos Bird
Born: 25 March 1888, St Michael's Hamlet, Liverpool, Lancashire
Died: 9 December 1933, Broadstone, Dorset
Major Teams: Lancashire, Surrey, Maharaja of Cooch-Behar's XI, MC Bird's XI, England.
Known As: Morice Bird
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: England v South Africa at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 1909/10
Last Test: England v South Africa at Port Elizabeth, 5th Test, 1913/14
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 10 16 1 280 61 18.66 0 2 5 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 44 12 120 8 15.00 3-11 0 0 33.0 2.72
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1907 - 1921)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 192 306 14 6938 200 23.76 7 34 111 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 7245 3827 149 25.68 5-48 2 1 48.6 3.16
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
A stylish hard-hitting batsman, the pinnacle of Morice Bird's
cricketing career was probably achieved as a schoolboy, when he made
a century in each innings for Harrow against Eton at Lord's before a
packed house. In the same year (1907) he made his first-class debut
for his native county, Lancashire, but failed to make an impression.
Two years later after a reasonable season with Surrey, he toured
South Africa. He had modest success in the middle order in the five
Tests. He finished the series with a pair, which
he completed with a duck when he was promoted to open in the second
innings with just 14 needed to win. He captained Surrey for two
years, and had considerable success with the bat, particularly in
1911 when he made 1404 runs. Not picked to play home Tests, he was
notably successful against the 1912 Australian tourists, where he
made 76, 68 and 112 in the two matches he played against them. He
toured South Africa again in 1914, batting at 8 or 9 in the Tests and
bowling occasionally.
He was a hard-hitting right handed bat, excelling in the off-drive
and cut, but somewhat weaker in defence. He tended to do his best on
the big occasion, and was also a useful medium paced bowler, and an
excellent field. He appeared only briefly after the war, and coached
at Harrow and the Oval, before stricken with the illness that was to
lead to his premature death (DL,2000).
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